Past Continuous

有質數的英文問題。我以前都有相同學習問題，但隨時間過去，又唔知點明左。因此不用太介懷點解自己唔明，不竟我們的母語都係廣東話。但多睇多想對英文是有幫助的這是肯定的。


首先,呢d句子有兩個actions，究竟個when/while(when同while其實分別唔大，不用太理會)應放在那句呢？

我諗depend on what you want to express.但肯定的係，沒有when同while的為主句，另一為副句。主句定義能夠獨立存在，而副句可以省略。


第二，仲有有一些動詞係不可能地用上進行式如see,feel,think這是習慣。但有些情況think可以用在continuous tense.

第三when/while主要分為兩個都係長actions,一長一短，兩個都係短。總共三種。


睇例子會好些

1兩個都係長actions
when i was playing football, tom was playing basketball.
呢度tom係主句，因此可寫成tom was playing basketball.呢度係你主要想表達的東西。
但亦可寫成i was playing football,when tom was playing basketball.
i was playing football係你主要想表達的東西。
所以我講when/while放在那depend on what you want to express.
也就是你果d,咩配咩都係錯的。


2一長一短
when i was taking bath, the phone rang,

I was taking bath, when the phone rang.(錯,因為when後跟係長的action.試想想中文，我在溫緊書,突然響起雷聲。中文我地會講:當我在溫緊書,突然響起雷聲.而不會說,我在溫緊書,當突然響起雷聲。這些是不合logic的)
3兩個短actions

我諗應該when 可以放在任何位置，如例1的兩長action一樣，但注意你想要表達的是那個主句

2010-04-03 20:44:26 補充：
when a was doing sth, b was doing sth.
=b was doing sht when a was doing sht.
次序上的分別，其實沒有分別，所以係等同的。

你嗰句既意意係當我地玩緊時, 何老師見到我地

咁玩緊, 當然係 long action, 玩 (play) 唔係玩一吓, 而係連續性既活動, 所以係 long, 要用 were + ing, (past continuous tense)

而何老師"見到"嗰個動作, 意思係行過"見到", 如果你要話我地一路玩緊時, 何老師一路都睇住我地, 就要用 watch, 唔係用see, when we were playing a trick on Sue, Ms ho was watching us...... 呢個係 see 同 watch 既分別

全句有我地玩緊時 (long action), 何老師行過見到 (short action), 所以唔可以調轉long 同 short